FDA, USDA: Food, Packaging Doesn’t Transmit COVID-19
In the year since the global COVID-19 pandemic began, it's disrupted supply chains around the world and caused massive changes in many sectors of the economy.
Glufosinate-resistant Palmer Amaranth Confirmed in Arkansas
Glufosinate tolerance is a growing trait in a lot of soybean and cotton varieties in the last two decades, with tolerant acres ballooning — largely in the southeast and mid-South — to more than 15 million acres.
“Temperatures Moderating Ahead of a Quieter Ag Weather Weekend “
As temperatures begin to slowly rebound and farmers and ranchers start to recover from the Arctic blast that dropped temperatures to around zero as far south as Texas, a system delivering light snow and rain to the eastern seaboard looks to be the only major moisture-bearing weather pattern in the U.S. for the next couple of days.
Pondering Improvements to your Farm? Consider This Process
Improving revenue prospects for farms around the country have many looking at ways to make incremental improvements to their operations.
Subzero Blast Snarls Ag Operations, Shipping Infrastructure
The crop and livestock markets took note and the supply chains saw disruptions from the polar blast that's descended upon the U.S. this week. Grain shipments have been delayed because of issues the freezing temperatures have caused for rail transportation.
Federal Officials Amend PPP Loan Options for Farmers
The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) provided loans to farmers who suffered adverse economic effects from the COVID-19 pandemic. Initial payments to farmers were based on net income, but the program is changing for 2021 in a few key ways.
Strongest farm outlook in years’ — ag lenders
Though the temperatures have been freezing, the farm income landscape is red-hot right now, driven by high commodity prices and…
Winter Blast Calls for Greater Attention to Cows, Calves and Feeder Cattle
Subzero temperatures aren’t too common in the southern Plains, but cattle producers have been battling dangerous conditions at about the…
Farm Groups Weigh In On USTR Nominee, Future Trade Prospects
Expanding U.S. ag trade abroad will require international cooperation, and that's what many say will be bolstered with the confirmation of U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) nominee Katherine Tai.
Tips to Help Calves Survive Subzero Temps
The Arctic blast that's driven down temperatures in most of the U.S. comes at the worst possible time for many beef cattle producers whose cows are calving right now.